Silicate emission in t tauri stars: evidence for disk atmospheres?
Feb 21, 2000
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- Astrophys.J. 534 (2000) 838
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- astro-ph/9911490 [astro-ph]
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- STEWARD-1548
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We present low-resolution mid-infrared spectra of nine classical T Tauri stars associated with the Chamaeleon I dark cloud. The data were obtained with the PHOT-S instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) in the two wavelength ranges 2.5-4.9 and 5.9-11.7 μm. All nine stars show evidence of silicate emission at 10 μm, which is the only prominent feature in the spectra. We discuss a model for the origin of these features in a hot, optically thin surface layer of the circumstellar disks surrounding the central young stars (i.e., a disk atmosphere). We report excellent agreement of our observations with predictions based upon this simple model for most stars in our sample, assuming that a mixture of amorphous silicates of radius 1 μm is the dominant source of opacity. These observations support the notion that extended disk atmospheres contribute substantially to the mid-infrared flux of young stars.Note:
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